im 17 and i need an good online college.?

Question

i have applied to many online colleges and have been turned away or not even been called back and it been like forever. i graduated a year early and i wont be 18 til april. i don't have a car so i cant go to community college and i don't like being in a class room anyways so that's ok but i cant find a college that will take me or return my calls. please if u know something that can help let me know.

Answer 1

My best recommendation would be to contact a number of colleges to find the best fit for you and your needs (tuition, schedule, career opportunities, etc.). Too often people enroll in the first school they find rather than taking the time to find the best school for them. Taking that time now could save you a lot of time, money and frustration if you choose the wrong school.

This site has some good info on regionally accredited online degrees and some colleges that offer them to help expand your search:

http://www.ecollegefinder.org

I think you can enter your info on there for any colleges you are interested in and they will send you more info for free. Good Luck!

Answer 2

I know two people who are upper management and deal with applicants and they both told me that the college listed on the degree doesn't matter as long as it's regionally accredited. They both said the degree gets you past HR and that the interview weighs the heaviest on ones chances of being hired. One of the two said he is always skeptical of online degrees like DeVry or U. of Phoenix, but still lets the interview process play out to determine if the person is a right fit for the job.



I understand some people's disdain for these "for profit" university, but they should never take the education lightly. The person still has to dedicate themselves to working through clases and, in many cases, the online student chose that venue because they have kids and a home and can't exactly stick the kids in daycare head to a brick and mortar sight 3-4 days per week when they're a student and not working. Or even better when one juggles work, a family AND goes to school. I would think that would be a sign of a person who has a strong work ethic and ambition.



If you are truly concerned about the whole stigma of online school just about every state school in just about every state has some online program. Even though these two gentlemen gave me assurance that any degree is fine I too want to have a degree with schoolname that is also recognizeable as a brick and mortar site so here in IL I'm still trying to decide between University of IL-Chicago, University of IL-Springfield and Western IL. UIC has an accelerated online program in BBA that allows you to complete it in 20, 28 or 38 months and if the 20 months is way too fast then they allow you to downshift to the 38 month program. Classes are done as one every eight weeks in the 38 month program or 2 every eight weeks in the 20 month program.



As for you, if colleges are not getting back in touch with you then start out going to a community college for a couple of years. Most community colleges offer a chance for you to finish a degree online. My local CC allows you to obtain an associates of arts online and never have to step on campus except to take the basic admission test and maybe see an advisor to keep you on course. Once you have an associates degree or 60+ hrs of credits your chances of getting into a four year school are MUCH, much better.



Having been in the workforce for 20 years, the college experience couldn't compare to my work experience, but I understand where the other answerer is coming from with his post. The interaction amongst peers really helps your social development in your late adolescent years.

Answer 3

I would advise you to not waste your money on online colleges. However, you can take online classes at established nonprofit universities. For example, some prestigious colleges offer online classes that can be taken for credit. In one of the previous postings, someone mentioned Walden University. While Walden University is a reputable online college, it is a FOR-PROFIT school unlike many of the NON-PROFIT brick and mortar schools such as Harvard, NYU, Georgetown, UCLA, etc. Online schools such as Walden offer classes and degrees for the sole purpose of earning money. Non-profit schools reinvest their income into the schools. Also, try getting the "college experience" at an online school. People go to established universities not only for the education but for the experience. College is an eye opener in many regards.



I respect Walden University as an online institution, however, it would be better for you to save your money and attend a community college. After you get your associate's degree, you can transfer to a four year school.

Answer 4

since Matt D. has no idea what he's talkingg about, and i actually *am* taking classes online, i'll tell you that a *lot* of online universities/colleges are very well regarded by employees. i live in the boonies & got a BA by making a four-hour commute per class day. i'm 53, so doing that for grad school had limited (if any) attraction. i asked professors at my university (University of California at Davis) about online universities; i also asked at the two places I would like to work for. everyone had recommendations and two names stood out - Walden University and The University of Phoenix.



I'm enrolled at Walden, for a School Psychologist PhD & both the local school district and the community college have asked me to stay in touch and tell them when I've received the Masters' Degree level. i know the community college has been looking around for a new Psych/Communications lecturer as well a new History instructor (my BA degree) they have two courses that are required - so for your first quarter, you don't choose classes. one is n online navigation and self-guided (if you're computer savvy, you 'll be able to do that in about an hour. and if you get a wrong answer, you can retake the exam as many times as you want/need to.



the other course is a sort-of guided tour/orientation/build up your skills/understand what you're getting in to. it starts out with basic steps, and then teaches about plagiarism, research sources, and defining your major and what you expect of it, and what you hope to do once you gradute. they also teach you how to write in the necessary AcademicSpeak language (and, lord bless them, Psych uses parenthetical references, not those ever so detailed ones that History majors have to do) so far, things have been easy for me (i'm bilingual in both American English and AcademicSpeak.) a friend who's ahead of me says the work is actually more difficult in classes. there's a whole lot of writing, and the exams are timed.



so -- good degee, quickly, apparently easy to find a job, and i get to take care of kids and help them improve their life and their future. works for me.





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Answer 5

I'd have to agree with Matt, online colleges honestly seem like a joke. Now, I'm not exactly experienced in the subject so take my opinion worth a grain of salt but even the way they advertise on the TV commercials I've seen just gives them a poor image.

Answer 6

Online college will not be respected by employers like a real college or university will be. You should find a way to get into a real school and try to learn something. Online classes are BS.

Answer 7

lol I have copied the very same thing i told to another concern person to save me from writing it all over again so here it goes again for the third time 2day lol the only good and respected colleges are the one who actually have a base campus they don't advertise on your diploma completion online these damn idiots up here giving you false information about not being respected by employers I'm talking about real universities who has the learning online network degree so what you need to know to use your degree proudly





1. The School itself has to be regional accredited if not forget about furthering your degree and forget about using it. Colleges that has commercials forget about they don't have the important accreditaion u need to be license employed and more(penn foster University of pheonix and more).



2. depending on your major whether you need a license in it or not it will have to be specially accredited by that major council like for business major in order to transfer credits or further education and in another state the school on which awarded you with the degree in business must a be accredited with the AACSB(The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) and for medical major student their major must be accredited with the ACGME(The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education) for lawyers ABA approved law schools(American Bar Association) for teachers one of the accreditation because i believe teacher has 3 different accreditation council NCATE(The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education) and for social Worker CSWE(Council of Social Work Eduacation) and so on.





3. If you don't know if a school is accredited in the majors they offer go to google type in the major and then type accreditation EX: law school Accreditation it should bring up the actual council web site, and on their web site they have all the colleges who are accredited with them. University of Pheonix is a joke none of their majors has special accreditations so you will not be able to use it outside that area or state, further your education, get license and get a job. What mainly suck is we're not just applying for colleges anymore we have to research its every accreditation fine prints and more plus you shoud always call your state if your getting a license or continue education find out their accreditation requirements and out of state requirements





4. Also if you go to those online scammy private colleges good luck to your credit and finacial future they play no games about getting their money and all of it and they make it hard for you to drop your classes letting late fees pile up and they are expensive.



5.Some real universities that have an online learning network regional accredited and have major accreditation: Mountain State Uni, All SUNY(State Universities of New York) SUNY website is http://sln.suny.edu/ they show plenty of NY colleges worth going every where with. Weber State Uni, Florida State Uni, Bryant and Stratton College, Uni of Maryland those are the ones i researched so far and passed accreditaion i was looking for I also went to 2 of these colleges and I have used my degree in different states. to find out school accreditation go to the US department of education school search engine http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.a…



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